Lucy Lambert Hale
Sign in to saveLucy Lambert Hale was the daughter of U.S. Senator John Parker Hale of New Hampshire, and was a noted Washington, D.C., society belle. She attracted many admirers including Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., Robert Todd Lincoln; and stage actor and presidential assassin John Wilkes Booth, to whom she was secretly engaged. Lucy's photograph was found in Booth's pocket after Sergeant Boston Corbett mortally wounded Booth 12 days after he assassinated Abraham Lincoln.
Lucy Lambert Hale was a prominent Washington, D.C., society figure and daughter of U.S. Senator John Parker Hale of New Hampshire who attracted the romantic attention of several notable men, including Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., Robert Todd Lincoln, and actor John Wilkes Booth, to whom she was secretly engaged. Her historical significance stems largely from the discovery of her photograph in Booth's pocket after he was fatally shot by Sergeant Boston Corbett, twelve days following his assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.
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Person
- Born
- 1841-01-01
- Died
- 1915-10-15
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- Born
- 1 January 1841
- Died
- 15 October 1915
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lambert
- Family name
- Hale
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Dover
- Spouse
- William E. Chandler (1874–1915)
- Father
- John P. Hale
- Occupation
- socialite
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Image
- Lucy Hale.jpg
- Number of children
- 1
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- ethnic group
- Irish people
- date of death
- 1915-10-15
- date of birth
- 1841-01-01
- place of burial
- New Hampshire
- Commons category
- Lucy Lambert Hale
- unmarried partner
- John Wilkes Booth
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Encyclopedic overview
Lucy Lambert Hale (January 1, 1841 – October 15, 1915) was the daughter of U.S. Senator John Parker Hale of New Hampshire, and was a noted Washington, D.C., society belle. She attracted many admirers including Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., Robert Todd Lincoln; and stage actor and presidential assassin John Wilkes Booth, to whom she was secretly engaged. Lucy's photograph was found in Booth's pocket after Sergeant Boston Corbett mortally wounded Booth 12 days after he assassinated Abraham Lincoln.
Hale later married William E. Chandler, a future United States Senator and United States Secretary of the Navy.
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